Storm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North Carolina

MARSHALL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 03: A view of a United States Post Office, damaged by flooding from Hurricane Helene, on October 3, 2024 in Marshall, North Carolina. State election officials will face a challenge ensuring voting access to those who will vote by mail in the November presidential elections following widespread flooding in Western North Carolina. At least 200 people were killed in six states in the wake of the powerful hurricane which made landfall as a Category 4. President Joe Biden took an aerial tour of the devastated region yesterday and ordered the deployment of 1,000 active duty U.S. soldiers to assist with storm relief efforts and reinforce the North Carolina National Guard. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)